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IIM-R:-;ASt the I'lorift Constitution limits municipal
governments to 10 wills of ad valorem taxationj and
WMMMS, the Florida Legislature has not provided
sufficient revenue sources to allow Florida cities affected by
themillage limit to reduce to 10 mills; and
WHEREAS, the. rlorida Legislature at the 1971 Regular
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of the 10 ndll limitation,* and
TeMPWAS, several Florida cities -All he required to
reduce municipal services substantially to meet the raillage
deadl-Ine-r and
TmRzAst All Florida cities, responding to increasing
needs for municipal services and increasing mats to provide
such services, are in critical need of additional revenues;
IW"4r THEIMPORE, BEIT MI. -SOLVED that the CITY OF
SEBASTM, PLORIDA,, does hereby petition the Governor and the
Legislature of Plorida,to 'return 50% of the Corporate Profits
Tax to the cities and counties of Florida booed on the point
of collection for financial relief of local governments in
r1orida V and I
W TT PURTHrR RUSOLVBD that the Governor unit the
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Logialeture to requested- to implownt an extension of the 10 mill'
limitation until such time as the rovenues fror the Corporate
r-rofits Tax roturAed to local cove rnment are deemet sufficient
to of f sot the required reduction in millage.
The Clerk of the City of Sebastian is harelby
autherized 4mr.6 ftx*^,r.ted to -submit certified copies of t:nis
State of Florida, to the speaker of the Honset Tallahassee,
Plovidae and to the I)jgtrict sell4ttors and ..
IMSOLIDTXON Vag duly passed and 440pted
: the City CounoilOf the City of Sebastiami,
city Florida
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